Keyboard shortcuts in Apple Music on Windows
In the Apple Music app on your Windows computer, you can quickly accomplish many tasks using keyboard shortcuts. See the shortcuts below.
Note: Keyboard shortcuts in apps may vary depending on the language and keyboard layout you’re using on your Windows computer. If the shortcuts below don’t work as you expect, look in the app menus in the menu bar to see the correct shortcuts.
Play songs, music videos and more
Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
Play or pause the selected song | Control-Space bar |
Move forwards or backwards within a song | Alt-Control-Right Arrow or Left Arrow |
Stop playing the selected song | Control-Full Stop |
When a song is playing, play the next song in a list | Control-Right Arrow |
When a song is playing, play the previous song in a list | Control-Left Arrow |
Increase the volume | Control-Up Arrow |
Decrease the volume | Control-Down Arrow |
Show the currently playing song in the list | Control-L |
Open the equaliser | Control-Shift-E |
Open Mini Player | Shift-Control-M |
Manage your library and media files
Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
Delete the selected song from the playlist or library | Backspace |
Undo your last typing change while editing an item’s information | Control-Z |
Cut the selected song’s information or artwork | Control-X |
Copy the selected song’s information or artwork | Control-C |
Paste the selected song’s information or artwork | Control-V |
Open the contextual menu for the selected item (similar to a right-click) | Shift-F10 |
Select all the songs in the list (after selecting one song) | Control-A |
Deselect all the songs in the list | Shift-Control-A |
Add a file (import) to your library | Control-O |
Other shortcuts
Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
Go back to the previous screen | Alt-Left Arrow |
Open Apple Music settings | Control-Comma |
Open Apple Music Help menu | F1 |
Access keys
An access key is a combination of the Alt key and one or more alphanumeric keys, typically pressed sequentially (one after the other), rather than simultaneously.
Action | Shortcut — First press Alt |
|---|---|
Open the Sidebar Actions button | MM |
Enter the search field | NF |
Open Home | NH |
Open Browse | NB |
Open Radio | NR |
Switch to the Recently Added library screen | NN |
Open your library to Artists | NT |
Open your library to Albums | NA |
Open your library to Songs | NS |
Open your library to Genres | NG |
Open your library to Compilations | NO |
Open your library to Composers | NC |
Open your library to Music Videos | NM |
Open your library to TV & Movies | NV |
Open your library to Made For You | NY |
Open the iTunes Store | NI |
Open All Playlists | NP |
Open your account menu | NU |
Turn on shuffle | LS |
Go back to the previous song | LB |
Play or pause the song | LP |
Go to the next song | LN |
Repeat the current song or album | LR |
Change the volume | LV Use the left arrow to decrease the volume or the right arrow to increase the volume. |
Open the AirPlay menu | LA |
Show or hide the lyrics | LL |
Show or hide the queue | LQ |
Filter the items | CF |
Sort the items | CO |
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